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Sports has the Super Bowl, Hollywood the Oscars, and fashion, the Met Gala. The first Monday in may sees some of the most avant garde - and often bizarre - fashion out there, and last night’s ball was no exception - cue Katy Perry nearly taking out another guest with her six foot angel wings. In this episode, we're sharing the trends, talking points, and tiaras - the Papal kind - from the red carpet.

Madonna reconciles with the Vatican after 29 years

Madonna wearing Jean Paul Gaultier at the Met GalaCredit:
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Well, not exactly. But nearly three decades after the Vatican condemned Madonna's Like A Prayer video, costumes from her tours will be displayed alongside garments on loan from the Sistine Chapel. The Queen of Pop celebrated by performing the song live at the Gala, ripping off monks' robes to reveal - what else? - a bustier. This time around, though, there's been little to no backlash - it seems a lot has changed over the past three decades.

"That video, when it came out, was just so shocking," says Charlie Gowans-Eglinton. "The song was used in a Pepsi commercial and people boycotted Pepsi. Now, we've kind of got the Vatican sanctioning this red carpet by lending pieces to the exhibition."

Weinstein's ex-wife makes a red carpet comeback

Scarlett Johansson wearing Marchesa at the Met GalaCredit:
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Marchesa, the label designed by Weinstein's now-ex-wife Georgina Chapman, hasn't been worn by an a-lister on the red carpet since allegations of sexual abuse were made against him last October. At least, it hadn't until last night when Scarlett Johansson wore a gown by the label.

I think a comeback is always going to be a long, slow road for Marchesa," says Bethan Holt. "A few actresses have come out since the Weinstein scandal broke and have said that Marchesa was kind of tied into Weinstein's modus operandi of controlling the women that he worked with. He would often ensure that they were wearing Marchesa on the red carpet. And Georgina Chapman has said previously that it was Renee Zellweger wearing Marchesa during her promotional tour for Bridget Jones that really launched the label - and that was a Weinstein produced movie."

Wearable red carpet accessories

The dresses might have been extreme, but some of the accessories - namely the beautiful headpieces - could easily apply to real-life. Sienna Miller's Hedy Lamarr homage was especially stunning.

"Last night saw all the extremes," says Dominique Temple, from "Rihanna's amazing encrusted piece and also really wearable gilded crowns that actually I think you could even wear to a smart event or a wedding."